324 East 8th Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

324 East 8th Street is a 5-story, 20-unit old law tenement building located in Manhattan's East Village, built in 1910 and currently owned by Roben Rabanipour. The building has faced persistent pest-related issues, with multiple complaints about unsanitary conditions due to pests in recent years, including three open complaints from January 2025. Between 2022 and 2025, there were three notable instances of rodent inspections, with the most recent in July 2025 passing, though there was a failed inspection in January 2025.

The building experienced significant maintenance issues in 2024, including a power outage and heat/hot water problems in March that required HPD intervention, though inspectors were often unable to gain access for proper evaluation. The property has accumulated various housing maintenance code violations, primarily between 2022 and 2023, including problems with door/window compliance, garbage storage, and several safety-related notices that required posting in common areas. More concerning are recent environmental control board violations from July 2022 related to unpermitted work in the basement involving a pump installation and waste line connection to the street, which remain active with an unpaid penalty of $500.

The building's bedbug reporting history shows no infestations recorded from 2019 through 2025. While the property has undergone regular rodent inspections, showing generally improving compliance, the persistent pest complaints and recent environmental control board violations suggest ongoing challenges with maintenance and building systems. The owner has demonstrated some responsiveness to violations, as evidenced by the closure of several housing maintenance code violations in 2023, though many recent service requests remain unresolved as of 2025, including multiple open complaints about unsanitary conditions.